NCUA Media Release

NCUA Issues Prohibition Orders

July 31, 2009, Alexandria, Va, – The National Credit Union Administration Board has issued orders prohibiting the following individuals from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution.

Rebecca Andino, former employee of Southern Delaware Postal Employees Federal Credit Union, Houston, Delaware, was convicted of theft and sentenced to 6 months supervised work release and 12 months supervised probation, and ordered to pay $54,800 in restitution.

Rhonda Campbell, former employee of North Star Federal Credit Union, Lima, Ohio, was convicted of credit union embezzlement and sentenced to serve 8 months in prison,5 years supervised release, and ordered to pay $105,000 in restitution.

Richard James Ditzel, former employee of Capital Power Credit Union, Sacramento, Calif., was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to 33 months in prison, 60 months of supervised release, and ordered to pay $478,992 in restitution.

Richard A. Lange, former president of Financial One Credit Union, formerly First Community Credit Union, Columbia Heights, Minnesota, was convicted of embezzlement and filing false tax returns, and was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment, 3 years probation, and ordered to pay $249,691 in restitution.

Sharon Quattrone, former employee of CCSE Federal Credit Union, Salamanca, New York, was convicted of false statement to a federal credit union and was sentenced to 3 years supervised release.

Hyacinth Richardson, former manager of Mid Island Federal Credit Union, St. Croix, Virgin Island, signed an Order of Prohibition, without admitting or denying fault, to avoid the time and cost of litigation.

NCUA enforcement orders are online at http://www.ncua.gov/Resources/AdministrativeOrders/index.aspx, and may be inspected at NCUA’s Office of General Counsel between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Copies may be ordered by mail from NCUA, 1775 Duke St., Alexandria, Va. 22314-3428. Violation of a prohibition order is a felony offense punishable by imprisonment and a fine of up to $1 million.

The National Credit Union Administration is the independent federal agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. NCUA, with the backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, insuring the savings of over 89 million account holders in all federal credit unions and the majority of state-chartered credit unions.
 

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